Sasquatch Reading Award 2011 Nominees

 The Magic Half by Annie Barrows

Miri is the non-twin child in a family with two sets of them--older brothers and younger sisters. The family has just moved to an old farmhouse in a new town, where the only good thing seems to be Miri's ten-sided attic bedroom. But when Miri gets sent to her room after accidentally bashing her big brother on the head with a shovel, she finds herself in the same room . . . only not quite.

Without meaning to, she has found a way to travel back in time to 1935 where she discovers Molly, a girl her own age very much in need of a loving family. A highly satisfying classic-in-the-making full of spine-tingling moments, this is a delightful time-travel novel for the whole family.

http://www.amazon.com/Magic-Half-Annie-Barrows/dp/159990358X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1279216262&sr=1-1 07/15/10

Ellie McDoodle, New Kid at School by Ruth McNally Barshaw

When Ellie's family moves to a new town, she's sure she won't fit in. Nobody else likes to read as much as she does, the other kids tease her, and even the teachers can't seem to get her name right. But when the students need someone to help them rally against unfair lunch lines, it's Ellie to the rescue! And if shorter lines and better food prevail, can friendship be far behind?

Just in time for the back to school season, Ellie McDoodle takes pen in hand again as she chronicles the woes—and the happy surprises—of being a new kid. Chock-full of cartoons, diagrams, lists, games, and plenty of witty asides, this charming follow up to Ellie McDoodle: Have Pen,Will Travel will ease the new kid blues–and perhaps inspire some creative doodling, too.
http://www.amazon.com/Ellie-McDoodle-Have-Will-Travel/dp/1599902761/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1279216552&sr=1-1 07/15/10

The Lemonade War by Jacqueline Davies

As the final days of summer heat up, so does a sibling showdown over a high-stakes lemonade stand business. Jessie and Evan Treski compete to see who will make $100 first off of their respective lemonade stands. Full of surprisingly accessible and savvy marketing tips for running a stand (or making money at any business) and with clever mathematical visuals woven in, this sensitively characterized novel subtly explores how war can escalate beyond anyone's intent.

http://www.amazon.com/Lemonade-War-Jacqueline-Davies/dp/0547237650/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1279217212&sr=1-1 07/15/10

Diamond Willow by Helen Frost

    There’s
more to me than
most people
    see.

Twelve-year-old Willow would rather blend in than stick out. But she still wants to be seen for who she is. She wants her parents to notice that she is growing up. She wants her best friend to like her better than she likes a certain boy. She wants, more than anything, to mush the dogs out to her grandparents’ house, by herself, with Roxy in the lead. But sometimes when it’s just you, one mistake can have frightening consequences . . . And when Willow stumbles, it takes a surprising group of friends to help her make things right again.

Using diamond-shaped poems inspired by forms found in polished diamond willow sticks, Helen Frost tells the moving story of Willow and her family. Hidden messages within each diamond carry the reader further, into feelings Willow doesn’t reveal even to herself.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/product-description/0374317763/ref=dp_proddesc_0?ie=UTF8&n=283155&s=books 07/15/10

The Truth about Horses, Friends, & My Life as a Coward by Sarah Gibson

A hilarious first-person novel about growing up with horses.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/product-description/0761454594/ref=dp_proddesc_0?ie=UTF8&n=283155&s=books 07/15/10

Found (The Missing, Book 1) by Margaret Peterson Haddix

Thirteen-year-old Jonah has always known that he was adopted, and he's never thought it was any big deal. Then he and a new friend, Chip, who's also adoped, begin receiving mysterious letters. The first one says, "You are one of the missing." The second one says, "Beware! They're coming back to get you."

Jonah, Chip, and Jonah's sister, Katherine, are plunged into a mystery that involves the FBI, a vast smuggling operation, an airplane that appeared out of nowhere -- and people who seem to appear and disappear at will. The kids discover they are caught in a battle between two opposing forces that want very different things for Jonah and Chip's lives.

Do Jonah and Chip have any choice in the matter? And what should they choose when both alternatives are horrifying?
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Dus-stripbooks-tree&field-keywords=found+by+margaret+peterson+haddix&ih=11_17_3_2_0_0_0_0_0_1.100_68&fsc=-1 07/15/10

A Friendship for Today by Patricia McKissack

The year is 1954, the place is Missouri, and twelve-year-old Rosemary Patterson is about to make history. She is one of the first African American students to enter the white school in her town. Headstrong, smart Rosemary welcomes the challenge, but starting this new school gets more daunting when her best friend is hospitalized for polio. Suddenly, Rosemary must face all the stares and whispers alone. But when the girl who has shown her the most cruelty becomes an unlikely confidante, Rosemary learns important truths about the power of friendship to overcome prejudice.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/product-description/043966098X/sr=1-1/qid=1279217529/ref=dp_proddesc_0?ie=UTF8&n=283155&s=books&qid=1279217529&sr=1-1 07/15/10

Simon Bloom, the Gravity Keeper by Michael Reisman

Sixth-grader Simon Bloom can’t believe his luck when he finds a book that enables him to control the laws of physics. By simply reciting the formulas it contains, he can cancel gravity to fly around his bedroom, or decrease friction so he can slide down the street as if he were on Rollerblades. When two thugs with evil intentions come after Simon, he must use the formulas to save himself and the book from falling into their hands. This funny, fast, and imaginative novel from first-time author Michael Reisman will appeal to fans of both fantasy and action-adventure.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/product-description/0142413682/sr=1-1/qid=1279217615/ref=dp_proddesc_0?ie=UTF8&n=283155&s=books&qid=1279217615&sr=1-1 07/15/10

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